Accidents - Stairs or steps - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,216
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Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
45YOF, FELL DOWN ICY STEPS, UPPER LEG PAIN, STRAIN R LEG WITH AMBULATOR Y DYSFUNCTION, ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT REPORTS THAT SHE FELL DOWN 10 STAIRS YEST. DX. CONT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT C/O JOINT PAIN FROM FALL ON STAIRS AT HOME, HIP AND LEG PAIN DX: FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT STATES WAS PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS 2 DAYS AGO, NO DETAILS GIVEN, CONT USION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL OFF STEP - CONTUSION TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
33 YOF FELL DOWN STEPS, C/O LEG AND UPPER ARM PAIN. DX-MULTIPLE CONTUSONS AND ABRASIONS THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
35 Y/O/F TRIPPED AND FELL GOING DOWNSTEPS DX: R THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STEPS WHEN FRIEND HAD A SEIZURE. DX: R THIGH CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STEPS AND INJURED THIGH DX: STRAINED RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
37 YOF FELL DOWN STAIRS, INJURED RIGHT UPPER LEG. DX-FALL RIGHT FEMUR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL COMING DOWN STEPS YESTERDAY &" UPPER LEG GAVE OUT"-CAME TO ED FOR EVAL DX EXACERBATION CHRONIC BP *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
43 YR OLD FELL GOING UP STAIRS AT HOME AND INJURED LEG DX// LEFT THIGH SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps, Ceilings and walls
LEFT THIGH CONT. PT LOST BALANCE ON STEPS AND FELL OVER A CONCRETE WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT TWISTED (L) KNEE WHILE CLIMBING UP THE STAIRS DX;# (L) HAMSTRING STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FEMUR FX-FELL DOWN STEPS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL ON STEP LAST NIGHT CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL 3 STEPS. THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
42YOM WALKING DOWN STEPS TWO DAYS AGO FELL INJURED LT LEG; UPPER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT DX MUSCULAR STRAIN OF LT THIGH AND KNEE - S/P BIBEMS WITH HX OF WALKING UP STAIRS AND FELT PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
CONTUSION RT.THIGH.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN STAIRS WHILE IN ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
STRAINED UPPER LEG WHEN FELL ON STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS INJURED LEG FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS 3 DAYS AGO WHILE AT HOME. C/O PAIN , DIFF.WITH AMBULATION .(LT UPPER LEG) DX: PULLED/RUPTURED HAMSTRING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
STRAINED UPPER LEG WHEN FELL ON THE STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS. DX THIGH HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
UPPER LEG INJURY FROM TRIPPING AND FALLING DOWN STAIRS. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT FEMORAL NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SLIPPED GOING DOWN THE STEPS AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING THIGH, ARM AND ELBOW. DX THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT HAS CHRONIC BACK PAIN AND FELL TRIPPING ON SOM STAIRS A COUPLE OF DA YS AGO NOW WITH LEG WEAKNESS. DX: LEG WEAKNESS AFTER FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED ON STEPS. DX: L THIGH STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT C/O R THIGH PAIN, WORSE AFTER STEPPING OFF 12 INCH STEP. R LEG STRA IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT STATES SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN THE STAIRS DX RT THIGH STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
THIGH/ BUTT CTS-FELL DOWN 5-6 WOOD STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS AT HOME AND INJURED LEG DX// LEFT THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
30YFC FELL DOWN 5 WOODEN STAIRS C/O THIGH PAIN/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS @ 1730 - 12 STAIRS. C/O L KNEE PAIN, L THIGH PAIN. LEG CONTUSION, ABDOMEN CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Stairs or steps
C/O WORSENING LEG PAIN, REPROTS FELL DOWN STAIRS A WK AGO BECAUSE LEG D IDN'T WANT TO " GO">>SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PER EMS, PT FELL DOWN APPROX 17 STEPS AT HOME. DX. CONT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets
THIGH STRAIN-FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
THIGH INJURY FROM SLIPPING ON WET STEPS. DX-RIGHT QUADRICEP STRAIN, FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
SLIPPED & FELL FROM THE STAIRS. THIGHS CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN THE STEPS WHEN FOOT GOT CAUGHT. DX THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WAS RUNNING UP STEPS AT COURTHOUSE RUNNING FROM DOG THAT WAS CHASIN G HIM. TRIPPED, INJURED L UPPER LEG. DX. FALL, CONT L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
L HAMSTRING STR/27YOF FELL ON THE STAIRS AND WENT DOWN INTO A SPLIT. L THIGH PAINFUL TO STRAIGHTEN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
THIGH STRAIN-FELL ON STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS 10 DAYS AGO. DX: L THIGH OPEN WOUND 12CM X 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
THIGH INJURY FROM TRIPPING DOWN STAIRS, LEFT THIGH PAIN. DX-ACUTE MUSCULAR STRAIN LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Footwear
UPPER LEG FX. PT FELL OVER SHOE LAYING ON STEP WHEN CARRYING LAUNDRY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/11/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
47YO HISP MALE FELL 10-15FT FROM STAIRS THAT COLLAPSED,NLOC L FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
DX ABRASION: WALK'G & SLIP'D ON A SET STEP & FELL ONTO HER BACKSIDE. LINEAR ABRASION NOTED TO GLUTEAL FOLD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A THIGH BY FALLING DOWN STAIRS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
45 YOF, FELL DOWN STAIRS, CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
SPRAIN THIGH - 36 YO MALE REPORTS FALLING DOWN STAIRS - FELT THIGH "BLO W UP" AND THEN POP - REPORTS WORSENING PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN ICY OUTSIDE STAIRS LANDING ON BUTTOCKS C.O L THIGH PAIN DX - PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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